Schemes get 'creative' to ease scheme funding pressure

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Schemes are using annual projections of investment ‘outperformance' of up to 1% to help ease their liability calculations, a Punter Southall survey reveals.

The consultant's annual scheme funding survey shows trustees and employers are reaching for "safety valves" and using creative methods to ease pressure on funding obligations, such as investment ou...

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